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GADDESBY, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on an affluent of the river Wreak, 3 miles SSE of Brooksby r. station, and 6 SW of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post office under Melton - Mowbray. Acres, 1, 657. Real property, £3, 393. Pop., 341. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. Gaddesby Hall is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Rothley, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient, and has a lofty spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £26.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Gaddesby Parish Melton Mowbray Poor Law Union/Registration District Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Gaddesby |
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